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 I have a Dh70,000 personal loan with a bank in the UAE. I have been unable to pay the instalments for a few months as I have been having financial problems and my salary is not enough to cover the payments. I have been applying for other jobs in the hope of increasing my salary and have been offered a position outside the UAE. The salary is higher than what my current position pays. Is it possible to pay my loan balance from another country? If so, what do I need to do to ensure that I will have no issues with the bank and move countries to start my new job without a problem? RL, Dubai You can pay your debt from another country. However, the crucial point to note here is to communicate with your bank. As soon as you change employers, your bank will be aware of your employment status. Also, if a bank knows that somebody is leaving the country and is expected to leave behind substantial debts, it can apply to the courts for a travel ban. Banks can enforce collection even if you are ...

 Russia notified the Council of Europe on Tuesday that it would leave the group after members indicated a move to expel it from the pan-European rights body. The decision ends Russia's 26-year membership of the Council of Europe, making it no longer a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights. Nato earlier on Tuesday warned of the possibility of Russia conducting a "false flag" chemical weapons attack. Meanwhile, the leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia travelled to Kyiv in support of Ukraine as the city came under shelling from Russian forces. They met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A new wave of air strikes on residential areas in Kyiv killed at least two people, emergency services said, the morning after the US Pentagon claimed Russia's ground offensive had largely “stalled” outside the capital. Read More : https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2022/02/18/russia-ukraine-latest-news/

 Close to 40 per cent of young people aged 18 to 24 in the Middle East struggled with their mental health last year, a global study has found. The Mental State of the World Report ascribed the worrying trend to the Covid-19 pandemic with its repeated lockdowns, study at home and long spells of enforced isolation. But it also said the surge in mobile phone and internet use meant people spend less time making human connections, a trend the study’s authors believe needs “immediate attention”. Researchers polled 223,087 people in 34 countries with widespread internet access. The results were published by Sapien Labs, a US non-profit. It measured mental health in people of all ages but found the global deterioration in the youngest adults to be of most concern. Clare Turnbull says pupils need  to openly discuss issues of mental health.  “The results, quite honestly, surprised us,” said Tara Thiagarajan of Sapien Labs and Jennifer Newson, the lead scientist for the report. “The...

 An Indian High Court has ruled that the traditional hijab is not a critical part of Muslim religious practice, after a petition was filed to challenge a government ban on wearing the headscarves in educational institutions. Six Muslim students had petitioned the Karnataka High Court to declare the hijab as part of their essential religious practices after a row erupted in the southern state over the use of religious symbols in schools and colleges. The court dismissed three petitions and upheld the government ban. “ Wearing of hijab is not essential religious practice of Islamic faith,” said Chief Justice Rituraj Awasthi. The court had earlier passed an interim order banning any religious clothing in education institutions and had reserved its ruling on February 25 after daily hearings for nearly two weeks. Before Tuesday's verdict, the state had banned large gatherings for a week in several parts of the state including capital Bengaluru "to maintain public peace and order...

  Rajeev Jhawar has been the Managing Director of Usha Martin Limited since May 19, 2008.   He is also a director of the Neutral Publishing House Limited.   Rajeev Jhawar has been the Vice Chairman of Usha Martin Education and Solutions Limited since September 2010.   The company has been bringing rich experience in the management of industrial enterprises for more than a decade.   His leadership qualities, sharp business acumen, deep understanding of business administration and strategic decisions led the group to a high growth trajectory as a whole. Rajeev Jhawar is the managing  director of Usha Martin Limited,   Rajeev Jhawar shares his observation about the industry post covid. After the corona virus the industry witnessed a pandemic and subsequent lockdowns disrupted overall economic activity. The Indian steel industry struggled to keep pace with the sharp fall in steel demand.  Adverse market conditions forced steelmakers to cut their ope...

 All 81 operational Bitcoin cashpoints in the UK must shut down after being declared illegal by the country’s financial regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority has written to the providers with the directive, and raised the prospect of enforcement if it is not obeyed. Most of Britain’s cryptocurrency ATMs are found in convenience shops and supermarkets, and they too have been written to by the FCA. The machines allow users to to exchange cash for Bitcoin but have scant security checks, especially for smaller amounts, and none of their providers are licensed. This has led to concerns they could be used for money laundering, prompting the FCA to act. “We have warned operators of crypto ATMs in the UK to shut their machines down or face enforcement action,” the regulator said. “Crypto ATMs offering crypto-asset exchange services in the UK must be registered with us and comply with UK money laundering regulations. “None of the crypto-asset firms registered with us have been approved...

 Vessels being held on suspicion of illegal shipments of crude The US has seized two tankers suspected of transporting Iranian oil as part of a sanctions-busting scheme involving forged documents and the repainting of a ship’s deck to conceal illegal shipments. Details of the seizure were contained in a federal civil case after the Greek-managed vessels discharged their cargo, worth more than $38 million, in Houston and the Bahamas at the direction of the US, AP reported. The incident comes as President Joe Biden’s administration seeks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran that would most likely entail the US lifting sanctions. Talks have been made more urgent by President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine and the US decision to retaliate by banning all Russian oil imports. The ban potentially removes from western markets more than 10 million daily barrels of oil. Some of that lost supply could be made up by Iran, which pumped an average 2.4 million barrels a day last year. Te...